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Beit known that I, GEORGE ZiN'r, a citizen `of the United States,residing at Tapa- .koneta7 in the count y of Auglaize `and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GameApparatus;

and I do declare the following Vto be a itull,

One object of the invention is to provide a gaine apparat-us havingfigures which .simulate the catcher and batter of a base ball gaineandin which the figures ai'e provided with means adapted to be trippedby a blow from a thrown ball, whereby the arms are actuated to representthe motions of catching and batting the ball, means being also providedfor turning the batters head and for restoring the parts to their normalpositions after being tripped and opeiated.

Another object is to provide a game apparatus of this character whichwill be amusing and which at the same time will require more or lessskill to set in motion. t

lVih the foregoing and other obJects 1n view, the invention consists ofcertain novel yfeatures of construction, combination and v arrangementof parts as will be more fully 'apparatus set up or arranged in positionfor use; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the operating mechanism showing thelegs of the iigures in section and illustrating the parts in thepositions they assume when set or ready to be tripped; Fig. 3 is asimilar view showing the position of the parts after being tripped; Fig.4 is a front View of the figure representing the catcher; Fig. 5 is avertical sectional view of the same; Fig. G is a similar view taken atright angles to that shown in Fig. 5 or from front to rear of thefigure; Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the catchers arms;Fig. 8 is a side view of the'figusxe representing the batter; Fig. 9 isa part front and part sectional View of the same figure; Fig.'10 is anenlarged sectional view of the upper portion of the ligure shown inFigs. 8 and 9, illustrating the manner of mounting and operating thehead; Fig. 11

This invention relates to improvements in game or amusement apparatus.

is a detail horizontal sectional view on the Speccation of LettersPatent. Patented Aug'. `23, 1910. Application led January l1'7, 1910.Serial No. 538,482.

line 11-'11 of Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is a similar yiew on the line 12-12 ofFig. 10.; Fig. 13 is a horizontal sectional view through the body takenabove the waist linel and showing the connection of the bat and thecush- 1 'i i l i provide a suit-able platform 1 which is pref erablyYsurrounded by a guard rail 2 supl ported on posts 3, as shown in Fig. lof the drawing. At the front end of the platform is arranged a suitablestand 4` which is adapted to receive the devices by means of which themovable parts of the figures are operated or restored to their normalposition. Secured to the platform 1 at a suitable distance from thefront end thereof is a figure 5 representing the catcher of a base ballgame. Also arranged on the platt form 1 at a suitable relative positionwith respect to the catcher is a igure 48 representing the batter of thegame. The figures representing the catcher and batter are preferablylife size and the body portions and legs of said figures are preferablyof hollow metal construction. The figure 5 representing the catchercomprises'a body portion 5. provided with hollow legs 6 and 7. The lowerend of the leg 6 has a slot 8 formed in its outer side and said lowerend is rigidly secured to an attaching plate 9. The lower end of the leg7 is provided with an attaching flange 10. The plate 9 and flange 10 areadapted to be screwed or bolted to the platform l whereby the figure isfirmly supported in operative position. InL the upper portion of thebody 5 is formed a socket 1i in which is secured the head 12 of thefigure.

In the front side of the figure at about the waist line is formed acircular opening 13 and to the inner edge of said opening is 130 secureda casing 14 which extends back into the body of the figure and the wallsof the rear or inner end thereof are inclined rearwardly anddownwardly'to form an inclined seat for the weight 22 to be described,and 105 said casing has a rearwardly inclined lower Wall at the lowestpoint of which is formed a. discharge opening 15, which communicateswith a ball discharging tube 1G extending downwardly through the leg 7and o ening 11o at its lower end through the hole 17 ormed in the rearside of the leg below the knee.

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or supporting rod 18 onwhich is loosely hung a cushioning plate 19,tothe lower portion of which are connected two rearwardly projectingbolts 20, which. extend through the rear wallof .the body and areprovided with retaining nuts as shown. On each of the bolts 2O betweenthe rear side 1o of the bodyand the adjacent side of the cushioningplate 19 is arranged a coiled 1 spring 21, the purpose of. which willhereinafter appear. Between the plate 19 and the inclined rear end ofthe casing 14- is ar- -15 ranged the tripping weight 22, to the upperend of which is eonnectedan operating trip cord orcable 23, whichextends upwardly over a guide pulley l24 and thence downwardly aroundguide pulleys 25 and 26 ari ranged in the side of the body and in thelower portion of the leg 6 as shown. The lower` end of the operatingtrip cord or cable 23 is connected with the trigger of an operatingmechanism hereinafter described. f The weight 22 is normally supportedin an ment with the cushioning weight 19 which absorbs the force ofthe-blow struck by the i ball. The weight after having been thus knockedolf from the support 27 will drop a suitable distance, thereby drawingupon 40 the trip cord oi cable 23 and causing the latter to operate thetrigger and thus release the operating mechanism held thereby. The ballafter striking the weight 22 falls back into the casing 14 and rolls outof the same through the openingl l5 down the tube 1G and out through theopening 17 in the back ofthe leg 7. Pivotally mounted in suitablebearing lugs 28 arranged on the shoulders of the gure are arms 29 vwhichare in the form of curved rods having formed' therein .at suitablepoints bea-ring apertures 29', which are engaged by pivot bolts 30arranged in the lugs 28, whereby the arms are pivotally connected to thebody.

On the inner ends of the rods forming the arms are arranged elongatedloops 31 which are engaged by an operating crank 32 secured to the upperend of an operating shaft 33, which is mounted in suitable bearings inthe body and leg 6 ofthe gure. The shaft 33 extends downwardly throughthe legl 6 and has its lower end journaled in the attaching plate 9. Onthe shaft 33 is arranged a coiled operating spring 34 one end of whichis secured to one of the shaft bearings oiother suitable portion of lthebody of the figure, while the opposite end is secured to a collar 35arranged on said shaft and secured thereto by a set screw 36. By

revolving the colla-r 35 on the shaft 33 in the 70 f proper direction,the springv34 is coiled or wound to the proper tension after which theset screw'36 is tightened up to secure the collaron theshaft. By meansof the spring 34, theshaft 33l is turned in its bearings to 75 cause thecrank arm 32 which engages the loops 31 on the end of the arms to swingsaid looped ends rearwardly, and the outer ends of the arms forwardly,and together, thus simulating the action or movement of the arms incatching a ball. The outer ends of the arms are provided with hands ofany suitable construction. v

The shaft 33 is provided on its lower end with means for holding thesame against g5 operation bythe spring 34 until the weight y 22 isstruck by a ball thrown into the opening 13, whereby the weight isreleased in the manner described and caused to tri the shaft holdingmechanism, thus permitting 9. Vhenthe bar 37 is swung back to an op- 100erative position, the shaft 33 will be turned against the tension of thespi-in 34 to cause i the crank arm 32 to swing the ooped inner ends ofthe arms forwardly and therebyv swing the outer portions of the .armsoutwardly or to an open position. t;

The bar 37 is swung backto an operative, position by means of a settinglever 38 which is loosely mounted on the shaft 33 above the bar 37 andhas connected thereto 110 f Y a coiled retracting spring 39, theopposite end of which is connected to the shaft,

` whereby after the setting arm has been'actuated to set the bar 37,said lever will be swung back to an inoperative and out of the -wayposition. When the bar 3 7 has been moved to an operative or setposition by the lever 38, said bar is secured by means of a trigger 40which is pivctally mounted on the attaching plate 9 and is swung intopo- 120 sition to engage and hold the bar 37 by a trigger operatinglever 41 which is also pivotally mounted on the plate 9 below the bar 37and is provided on one end with an upwardly projecting lug 42, which isengaged by the outer end of the bar 37 when the latter is moved to a setposition.

The opposite end of the lever 41 is provided with a right angularlyprojecting arm having a trigger engaging lug 43 which, 130

begane i l i 1 3 when the lug` 42 on the lever is engaged by i the endof thebar 37 and said lever thus swung around, will engage the outerend' of tension of thespring 34. The outer endY of the trigger 40 isconnected to the lower end of the trip cord Q3 whereby, when the weightQ2 is knocked vfrom its support by the. ball, said trip oord will bepulled by the weight, and the trigger thus tripped or disengaged fromthe` shaft holding bar 37 thereby releasing said bar and permitting ithe spring 34 to turn the shaft 33 and thus swing the crankr arm 32 backwhereby the arlns will be brought together in the manner described.

In' order that the operator at the yfront end of the platform mayrestore the parts to their normal positions, an operating cable 44 isprovided, said cable being connected at its inner end to the settinglever 3S, and after heilig passed around a suitable guide pulley 45extends to the front of the platform and around a suitable guidev pulley46 arranged in the stand 4 and thence upwardly through the upper portionofthe stand. where the Ycable 1s provided with a suitable operatinghandle 47 which is adapted to be grasped by the operator. lVhen thecable 44 is pulled by the operator, the setting lever 3S will be engagedwith the shaft holding bar 37 and said lever and bar swung back to a setposi- Vtion where said bar is caught and held by the trigger 40 ashereinbetore described.

lVhen the trigger 40 is swung back by l the trigger operating lever41 asthe latter is operated by the setting lever 38 when setting the parts,the movement of the trigger will draw upon the weight operated trip cord23 thereby raisingr the weight Q2 until the lower edge thereof swingsforward into engagement. with the weight supporting lug 27, as clearlyshown in Fig. 6 of the drawing, wherein it will .be seen that the angleot the inner end of the casing 14 holds the weight in an inclinedposition, causing the `lower end of the same to swing forwardly whenraised clear of the lug 27.

The figure 43 representing the batter comprises a body portion 48', legs49 and 50 and a head 51. Invthe upper portion of the body is formed asocket 52 in which the head 51 is pivotally mounted. In the vlower endof the neck portion of the head is formed a central aperture or recess53 and two sockets 54, one of which is arranged on each side of therecess 53, as shown. The head is held in position by a shaft having areduced threaded upper end on which is arranged a disk 56. The disk 56is secured nut 57 and in the lower side of the disk is formed an annulargroove 58. lOn the upper side of the disk 5G are arranged two pins Y5t), which are adapted to be engagedwith Vthe sockets 54 in the end ofthe neck portion ot the head. thus securing the head to the v shaft 55.Then the head is thus engaged with the disk, the nut 57 will project upinto the recess 53 in the neck. y

In the bottoni of the socket 52 is formed au annular groove 60 andthrough the center of the bottom of the socket is formed a passage whichis adapted to receive the shaft when the head is engaged with thesocket.V lVhenthe head has been engaged with the socket, the groove 5Sin the disk 56 will coincide with the groove G0 in the bottom of thesocket, thereby forming a ball'race which is adapted to receive a seriesof anti-friction balls, thus providing a ball bearing for the head. Onthe downwardly projecting lower portion of the shaft 55 is arranged agrooved pulley 61, said pulley being preferably secured to the shaft bya set screw,-as shown. On the lower end of the shaft below the pulley(il is arranged a collar G2, said collar being secured to the shaft by apin 63, which is inserted therethrough and through an aperture in theshaft, thereby preventing the rotation of the collar on theI shaft.

y On the collar 62' is arranged a coiled spring 64 the inner end ofwhich is secured to the collar, while the outer end is secured to afixed part ot the body portion ot the figure in any suitable manner. Thepulley 61 and spring (34 are engaged with lthe end of the shaft.-through an aperture 65 formed in the front of the figure at the waistline, as sin wn. Connected to the pulley 61, is an operating cord 66,said cord being given one or two turns or winds around the pulley, afterwhich the cord passes over a guide pulley 67 arranged in the upperportion of tnebody of the figure and from said pulley passes downythrough the leg 50 and around a guide pulley 68 in the lower end of theleg and from thence extends to the front end of the platform 1 andaround a pulley 69 ir.. the lower portion of the stand 4 and thenceupwardly through the top of the stand where the. end of the cord isconnected with an operating handle 70 which. when pulled by theoperator, will unwind the cable from the pulley, thus revolving the sameand the head against the tension of the coiled spring 64. When thehandle 70 has been released.

' the spring 64 will turn the head back and rewind the cord on thepulley. f

The leg 50 of the figure is provided with a suitable flange or'attachingplate 71 which is screwed or otherwise secured to the platform 1, whilethe leg 49 is provided with an attachingY plate 7'2 on which is arrangeda trip mechanism hereinafter described. y Ark'so ranged in-.t.'= e leg49 is a bat operating shaft 73, said shaft being revolubly mounted atits upperend in a horizontal plate 74 arrangfedk through the body of thebatter at about the waist line, said late'being provided with y a.centrally disposed bearing aperture to receive the upper end of theshaft, as shown. The lower end of the shaft 73 is revoluhly 'mounted inthe attaching plate 72. Arranged on the shaft 73 near its upper` end isa coiled spring 7 5, one end of w iich is connected to a collar 76secured to the shaft 73 by a set screw. lThe opposite end of the spring7 5 is secured to the late 74 or other suitable stationary part o thefigure.` Before the collarv 76 is secured to .the shaft, said collar isrevolved in the proper direction to wind up the spring 75 until therequired tension is imparted thereto. p

To the upper end of the shaft 73 above the plate 74 is secured a batattaching arm 77, with which is engaged a tubular shank 78 secured tothe inner end of' the bat 79, as clearly shown in the drawings.l It willbe noted that the shaft v7d is arranged at a slight inclination'and thatthe bat is secured thereto at right angles so that said shaft supportsthe bat at the angle or inclination at which it is usually held by abatter before striking at a ball.

' The cushioning plate 81 is vprovided to re-l `ceive the force of theblow from the bat Pivotally mounted on a stud bolt secured to the plate74 is a cushioning plate 81, to the outer end of which is connected arcurved guide rod 82, which is adapted to pass through a suitable guideaperture in a stop plate 83, also secured to the plate 74 and betweenthe cushioning plate .81 and the stop plate 83. On the rod 82 is arranged a buifer or cushioning spring 84.

when swung around by means of the coiled spring on the operating shaft73, thus preventing the parts from being injured.

Arranged on the shoulders of the figure are pairs of apertured armattaching lugs 85, between which are pivoted the upper members 86 ofrods representing the arms of the batter. The lower members 87 of therods are connected to the upper members 86 at the elbow by a hall andsocket Joint 88 whereby the arms have a free movement in any direction.The outer ends or hand portions of the arms are secured to the bat inproper position by means of attaching bands 89, as shown. By thusconnecting the arms, they will be moved by the bat when the latter isswung around with the shaft 73 as hereinbefore described. n

Rigidly secured to the lower end .of the shaft-73 and working through a.slot formed in the. lower end of the leg 49 immediately above theattaching plate 7 3 is a shaft hold ing bar 90, which corresponds to theshaft holding bar 37 of the catcher. The bar 90 is adaptedv to be swungaround over the platev y72 to turn the shaft 73 and bring the bar to anoperative position by means of a setting lever 91, which is looselymounted on the lower endof the shaft 7 3 and has connected thereto anoperating cord 92 which is passed around a guide pulley 93 which extendsforwardly to the front end of the platform vand around a pulley 94arranged inthe lower portion of the stand 4 and thence upwardly throughthe top of the stand where the end of the bar .is 'connected to anyoperating handle 95 adapted to be grasped by the operator lto set thetripping mechanism. After the holding bar has been set bythe settinglever 91 and the cord 92 released, said lever is swung back to an out ofthe wayV position by a coiled spring 96. t

Pivotally mounted on the attaching plate 72 is a trigger operating lever97 having yright angularly projecting ends one of which is provided witha lever actuating lug 98, which is engaged by the shaft holding bar 90when the latter is swung to a set position, and on the other end ofwhich is formed a trigger engaging lug 99 which is adapted to be broughtinto engagement with one end of a trigger 100, the opposite end of whichis adapted to be thereby brought into the path of movement of the shaftholding bar 90, soV that when said bar is released by the setting lcver91, the trigger will catch and hold the Y bar in a set position, therebyholding the bat in position for operation until the trigger is sprungand the bar 90 released at which time the spring 75 will operate theshaft 73 and swing the bat around as in the act of striking at the ball.

The trigger 100 is provided with a curved operating arm 101 which isconnected by aV rod 102 to an operating arm 103 on the end of thetrigger 40 of the catcher operating mechanism, whereby when the trigger40 is sprung or tripped. by the cord or cable 23 vand the weight 22, thetrigger 100 will also be sprung or tripped, thereby releasing the baroperating mechanism.

It will be noted that the operating arm 101 of the trigger 100 hasformed in 'its end an elongated eye or slot 104, with which the end ofthe rod 102 is connected, said slot being provided to allow for a slightbackward movement of the rod 102 when vthe trigger 40 is set by thetrigger operating lever 41, as this and the catcher tripping mechanismare, set before the batter mechanism is set.

It willA also be noted that when the tripping mechanism of the twoigures is set for v'operation that the trigger of the catcher has alonger engagement with'the holding bar 37 than the trigger 100 has withthe holding bar 90 of the hat operating shaft 7 3, so that when theparts are sprung, the bat lfeesoe 'y n 5 operating mechanism is releaseda little time beforethe arm operating mechanism of the catcher, the time-between the operation of these parts, how-ever, being very slight.

The head operating handle 70 may be actuated at any desired time,preferably on e the throwing of the ball.

F rom the foregoing description talfen in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the `inventionwill be readily understood without requiring'a more extendedexplanation.'

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to `without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in theappended claims.k

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is Y 14A game apparatushaving figures repa resenting players, movable parts arranged lon saidfigures. operating mechanism arby the movement of the other. f f,

. arm operating mechanism` a holding deviceA 2. In a game apparatus,iigures represeating the catcher and battery of a ball game, movablearms arranged on the figure representing the catcher. a spring actuatedto hold said operating mechanism against the. tension of its spring, aweight operated trip mechanism to release said holding mechanism, a batoperating mechanism arranged in the figure representing the batter, abat 'connected withy said mechanism, a holding device to hold said batoperating mechanism in position fork operation, a trip mechanism torelease said holding device, means to conneet said trip mechanism withthe trip mechanism of the catcher, and means to restore the parts tooperative positions after being released by said tripping mechanism.

3. In a: game apparatus. figures representing the catcher and batter ofa ball game. pivotally mounted arms arranged on the. figure representingthe catcher, a spring actuated arm operating shaft arranged in saidfigure andl connected with the arms to swing the latter together as incatching` a ball, a holding bar connected to said arm operating shaftwherebv the latter is held in position to operate said arms, a baroperating lever to move said holding bar to a set position. a triggeradapted to be engaged withl said bar to hold the latter in set position,a trigger operating lever actuated by the movement of said bar whenswung to a set position, a trigger releasing means adapted to beactuated by a projectile thrown at the figure of the catcher to tripsaid trigger and thereby release said holding barV and armvoperatingimechanism whereby the arms of the catcher are swung togetheras in the act of catching a ball, a bat pivotally connected to thefigure of the batter, a bat operating shaft, a holding and trippingmechanism connected with said shaft, means whereby said holding andtripping mechanism is re-lf;V leased by the trigger of the catcherreleasing mechanism whensaid trigger is tripped, and

.means to restore said parts to their normal or operative positions.

4. In a game apparatus, iigures representf ing the catcher and batter ofa lball game,- said figure representing the catcher having formedtherein an opening adapted to receive a projectile thrown at thecatcher. a n

casing arranged around said opening in the j body of the figure. saidcasing having formed therein a projectile discharge opening, atubeconnected with said opening and extendingv downwardly and openingthrough the rear side ofvone of the legs of the figure whereby theprojectile is permitted to passv 'out of the body of the figure, armspivot-v -ally connected to the figure, a spring actuated arm operatingshaft adapted to swing said armsaround as in the act of catching a ball,a holding and tripping mechanism connected with said shaft whereby thesame and .said arms are held in a position for operation.- a weightarranged at the inner end of the casing in the body of the catcher andadapted to be actuated by the projectile, a cord to connect said weightwith the tripping mechanism whereby the latter is Sprung to release theshaft holding mechanism, means to support said weight in an operativeposition, a cushion to receive the force ofV the weight when struck bythe projectile, a

bat arranged on the figure representing the batter, a spring actuatedbat operating shaft,

a holding and tripping mechanism connect- Y ed with said shaft, andmeans whereby said holding and tripping mechanism is actuated by theholding and tripping mechanism for the catcher. 5. ln a game apparatus,figures representing the catcher and batter of a base ball game, armspivotally mounted on the figure representing the catcher, a springactuated arm operating device, a weight operated holding and trippingmechanism connected to said arm operating device, a spring actuated batoperating shaft arranged in the figureV representing said batter, a batoperatively secured to said shaft, arms connected .with said bat. andmoved thereby, a holding and tripping mechanism secured to said batoperating shaft and means to operatively connect said holding andtripping mechanaaaawal ism `iviththe holding and tripping median-lationfor operation, means to operatively con;

ism of tl1e'eatcher,'cabl es connected with said ,holding and trippingmechanism whereby the latter and the parts connected thereto arerestoredy to. positions for operation, a

'movable head arranged on said batter, and means whereby said head isturned.r

6. In a gameA apparatus,a platform, iig-v Vures arranged on saidplatform to representthe catcher and batter of abuse lball game, movablearms arranged on the figure representing the catcher,' a spring actuatedarm` operating device whereby said arms are swung together as in the actof catching a hall, a Weight operated holding and tripping mechanismconnected with said varm oper ating device whereby the arms are held inposition for operation, sald Weight being adapted to be set. inoperation by the force of a ball thrown at the catcher, a bat connectedywith the figure representing the batter7 a hat, .operating device, aholding and tripping mechanism connected with said bat operating ldevicewhereby the bat is held in posineet the holding and tripping mechanismof the bat operating device with. the holding 'and tripping. mechanismlof the catcher,

cables connected with said holding and tripping mechanism and extendingto the front end of said platform whereby said .parts are restored totheir operative-position, a

pivotally mounted head arranged on they figure representing the batter@a spring to turn said head in one direction, an operating pulleyconnected with the head, an operating cable connected to and Wound ousaid pulley whereby the head is turned in the opposite direction, saidcable extending to the y `front end of said platform.

In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tivosubscribing wie messes. Y .Y

Witnesses f Y Roi E. LAr'roN, HERMAN S. VAUBEL.

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